Railway car



oct. 11, 1932. c. HANmNs 1,882,186

` RAILWAY CAR Filed Jan. 2'7 I 1931V 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Laszss C. HAN KINS lRAILWAY GAR Oct. 1l, 1932.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 27; 1931 llllllI/lll/ Vvided' lading,

.which bound the lading Patented Oct. 11, 1932 CYR-Us HANKINS, or WASHINGTON, nlsrnrotl."

or COLUMBIA, AssIeNoi-i 'ro WINE RAILWAY APPLANCE OOMBANY, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO RAILWAY can Application filed January 27, 1931.77'Seria1 No. 511,583.

My invention relates to railway cars and moreparticularly to the lading discharge doors of cars of the hopper type.

It has been found desirable from` an economical point of view to transport finely divided with a protective'covering or roof. However, due

tothe fact that hopper Ldoors are not accurately fitted to the hoppers and or openings are usually left betweenthe closed doors and portions of the hopper discharge opening and cooperate with the door through which finely divided lading may accidentally escape from the car while in transit. The principal object of the invention is, therefore, to provide the doors with means forming a seal positively preventing the accidental escapeA of-theine lading from the car hoppers.

Aprimary feature of the invention consists in providingV the hinged door of a railway hopper car with iieXible means adjacent one of the marginal edges thereof cooperable with'portions `of the hopper bounding its lading discharge opening for preventing the escape offine lading from the hopper when the door is inclosedl position.

Another feature of the invention consists in providing the hopper door'with a flexible metallic plate adjacent one of the marginal edges thereof andinoverlapping relation to its inner face, the plate being adapted when the door is inclosed position to engage portions of the hopper adjacent the discharge opening `to prevent the escape of fine lading. A still further feature of the invention vconsists in providing a door .hingedly associated with the hopper of a railway car with crible plates respectively adjacent the side edges thereof and adjacent the edge thereof -remote from the hingea-Xis, said plates being engageable with portions of the hopper bounding the lading discharge opening when the door is in closed position for preventing the escape of line lading from the hopper.

A still further feature of the invention consists in providing the hopper vdoor with such as cement and the like, in railway hopper cars which are usually pro-V,

, hand lower corner an inwardly offset portion adjacent oneV of yin the recess for cooperating with the adjacent portion of the Vhopper to prevent the escape of fine lading therefrom.,-

Other and more specific features ofthe invention residing in advantageous forms, combinations and relations of parts will hereinafter appear and be pointed out in thev claims.

In the drawings illustrating preferred em- `bodirnents of the invention:

Figure lis an insideelevational view of the hopper door. v

Figure2 is a sectional view taken on linel 2-2, Figure l. i

Figure 3 is alongitudinal vertical sectional,viewillustrating a portion of a hopper of a railway car and its co-acting door.

Figure i is an enlarged view of the ylowerV portion of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4 showing the-door partly open.

Figure 6 is a view similarto Figure l illustrating a modified form of the invention.

Figure 7 is an enlarged viewv of the leftof the door illustrated in Figure 6. 1 Figure 8 is a vertical sectional view similar to `Figure 4 illustrating one type of hopper with which the door shown in Figure 6 maybe associated. i

Figure 9 is a view similar to Figure 7 illustrating stillV another modified form of the invention. i

Figure 10 is a ,View similar. to Figure v8 showing the door illustrated in Figure 9.

For the. purpose of illustrating the form of the invention-shownin Figuresy 1 to 5, inclusive, the door 1 has been shown as applied toa cast metal door frame '2' of the type disclosed Ain the patent to W. E.- Wine,

No. 1,705,147 ,dated March 12, 1929. rlhis `door frame is rigidly secured toadjacent 3 and is formed withV a plurality of outwardly-projecting flanges portions of the hopper and for this purpose -it be Conveniently rovided with two hinge strapsiS secured to the outer face ofthe door by rivets9. Each ofthe hinge straps formedto' receive apin 1Q removably mountedin lugs 11 which ymay be advantageously integrally formed with m 'the upper portion ofthedoor frame 2.'

' ed or .'55 disappear when e., edge of the 45 per boundin Adjacent of vremote formed ywith a continuously extending inwardly projecting gation being spaced a sunicient" distance invrecess 13 for receiving the'flang'es 4'of the A'door frame. A pluralityV of flexible metal plates orfstrips 14 farefarranged lon the door in overlapping relation to its inner facefa'nd adjacent to' its free edges, thefplates'jbeing preferably secured to theinnermost'portion of the e'orrugationv12- aFlaehplate or strip 'extends continuously along, thef door to which it is adjacent and the'adjoiningends of the plates are preferably mitered. The plates areeachformed' preferably with `a bent or offset portion .'15 whichextends intothe'recess 13 for engaging the adjThe onset portions 15 project into the recess 13 to such an extent .that when the door is being moved Vto closed position theywill be engaged and thereby deflected bythe portions ofthe hopg the'lading discharge opening, such as the flanges 4.- of the door frame, so they Lwill intimately and positively Contact with the latter .when thedoor assumes closed position; In order that the plates may befdeflectfering with each other a slight space intervenes betweenV the outer portions of the'mitered endsV of the plates. i ated, however, that-this spacewill practically toward Vthe doorby engagement with adjacent portions of the hoppen `Although.l the plates may be made I, 0f `any `fsuitable or 'desirable metalthey` arefprefer- Go lably made of one ofthe welllrnownrustless Monel n ieta'l, and althoughmetals, 'such ask theymay be secured'to the 'door in "any conyvenientf-manner it hasfbeen found desirable :to connect them thereto -bywelding. 'This may be *accomplished by providingY eachV of body portion V6' aiid 7. The door may be hingedly asso'-` lh'opperinste'adof being ycorrugation 12,the' corni-' fine'mber 17 havingv a'portion 18 disposed in a wardly'of the marginal flanges 7to afford a -p lading discharge opening lin aus form -Of while :the portions .that they closed position whereby flexed independently and without inter- It Awill be apprecithe plates'are bent inwardly `ures Gy to 8, inclusive.

the plates with a lplurality of apertures or. openings 16 in whichmaterial., Furthermore,VV welding material may be deposited in a continuous strip along the inner edges'of the plates, which in addition to serving as means connectingtheplates `to the door, serves as a `'seal preventing moisture and the like from seeping between the plates and the door. f

By" providing the door withflexible strips 1 In Figures 6 to'8,',inclusive,jthe invention l Mis shown as' appliedto the door of a.'ho'}iper its side edges andthe edge there fromv its hinge axisthe door isfof different construction from that illustratlane substantially parallel withtl'i'at of the isdeposited welding c u closed door@ A door suitable for closing the of a hopper of this type Iis' preferably V'formed ,with 'outwardly projectinglmarglnal flanges 19 which are dislposed closelyl adjacent togsimilarlyformed Hflanges Q()fon the hopperfreinforcng Vmein- `ber'17'. Y y f plates 21 are 'formed to engage and cooperate withV the vportions 18 of the hoppernmember 17 andfor this purpose they are provided the invention assenti@ with relatively olfsetportions 22 and-23, re-

spectively. Theportions 23 of the plates engage the: adjacent portions/off the-'hopper 22thereof are secured to the door in overlapping relationto'its inner Yface in the 'same mannerV as The tance jfrom'the body portion of the door so will engage with the portions 18 of the hopperk before the door assumes fully they will be firmly held in engagement Awith'those'portions' of tlie'hopper when the door assumes fully `closed positionlf" l Y. '.g

l` Figures 9V and 1() depict'anothei" niannerlin which theffl'exible plates with thedoor of the typeillustrated in Fig- In this lform of the invention: the door is formed with a continuously extending inwardlyoffset portion 24,'to

` the'in'ner f-ace'of whichA the flexible plates are secured. forming the door in thisfashion the plates may `be fiat instead of offset, as ,in

Figures' 6 to 8, inclusive, because the portions ofthe plates adapted toengage the portions 18 of Vthe hopperreinforeingmember 17 are spaced a-'suicie'nt distance from the pluieA of the flexibleplates i illustrated in Figures 1 to 5, inclusive.

offset portions 23ers spaced a sufficient dis- 21 may be associated the body portion of the door that they will engage those portions vof the hopper before the door assumes fully closed position whereby continued closing movement of the 4door slightly deforme or deflecjts the plates to insure intimate contact between them and the hopper.- These 'flat plates may also besecured 'to the door in the same manner as are the f plates illustrated in, Figures Ito 5, inclusive.

j From the foregoing it will be perceived that I have provided simple and efficient means for effectively vsealing the lading discharge openings of railway hopper cars for preventing the accidental esc pe of inely divided lading. Y Y I claim:

' 1. A railway car havinga hopper provided with a lading discharge opening, a hinged door for closing the opening, and j flexible plates respectively secured to the'door` adj a- 'cent the side-'edges thereofand adjacent the edge thereofremote from its hinge axis, said Vplates being engageable with adjacent portions of the hopper when the door is in closed position to prevent the escape of fine lading from the hopper. l 2. A railway car having a hopper, provided witha lading discharge opening, a. hinged door for closing the opening, `and flexible metallic plates respectively secured 'to the door in overlapping rela-tion to the innerface thereof said lates bein@ res ectivei i -dls- 71 n v b `posed adjacent the side edges of the door and adjacent the edge thereof remote from its inge axis, said plates being adapted when tlledoor is in closed position to engagepor'- tlons of thephopper adjacent its vdischarge opening to prevent the escape of line lading.

'A railway car havinga hopper provided with a lading discharge opening, a hinged door for closing the opening, said door being provided adjacent one of its marginal edges A with an inwardly offset portion, and a flexible member secured to said offset portion, said member being engageable with an adjacent portion of the hopp-er when the door is in closed position to prevent the escape of fine lading from the hopper.

4. A railway car having a hopper provided with a lading discharge opening, a hinged door for closingthe opening, said door being provided adjacent its side'edges and adjacent the edgethereof remote from its hinge axis with 'inwardly loffset portions, and flexible -b plate'members'rigidly secured to said odset portions, said' members being engageablc with adjacent portions of the hopper when the door is inclosed position to preventthe escape of fine lading from the hopper.

5. A railway car having a hopper provided with alading discharge opening, a hinged door for closing the opening, said door having inwardly extending corrugations adjacent one of its marginal edges, and a iexible plate-like member rigidly secured to said corj prevent the escape of 1in-e lading. i j 6. A railway carhaving a hopper provided 'i0 hopper.

hinged rngation and ad'apted'to engage a portion of the hopper adjacent the discharge opening thereof whenthe door is' in closed position to Y with'a lading discharge opening, a hinged door for closing the opening, said door being provided with a continuously extending and inwardlyv projecting corrugation adjacent -its Side edges and the edge thereof remote from t5 i its hingel'axis, and flexible means rigid with lsaid corrugation for cooperating withportions o f the hopper adjacent the discharge opening-'when the door is in closed position*n to prevent the escapeof line lading from thev S9 7 A railway car having hopperprovided with a lading discharge opening, ahinged door for closingthe opening, said door being `provided adjacenttheedge thereof remoteff' from the hinge laxis with 'a portion adapted j to project into the lading 'discharge opening, and flexible means rigidly secured to the door :door rer'note from itshinge axis being pro-N bvided with aportion aording afrecess 'to'fLCG receive an adjacent portion of the hopper r when the door is in closed position7 and Hexible means disposed within said'recess and cooperable withithe adjacent portion of the hopper when the'door is in closed positionC- to `prevent the escape of finela'ding fromy the hopper- 9. A railway car having a hopper provided with va Vlading discharge opening, a hingedh door for closing the opening, the lower por-M0 tion of the door being provided with an inwardly extending marginalv flange adapted to overlap the outer'face of the adjacent portion of thehopper and being further pron vided with an vinwardly extending corruga-CMD tion adapted to overlap the inner lface ofthe said portion ofthe hopper, and a' flexible plate rigidly secured to said corrugation' and eing cooperable with the' said portionofFV the hopper 'whenthe door is inV closed 'posi-*Q20 'tion to prevent the escape of line lading from the h Y Opperf ,v r Y '10, A railway car havingA a hopper pro- 5" vided with a lading 'discharge opening,"ar door for closing the opening, and abutl flexible plate rigidly secured to the Linner face of the door adjacent one of its marginal edges, said plate being yprovided with an olf- Asetportion enga-geable' with an adjacent por-M tion of the hopper when'the door is Vin clo sed""l30 il position-i. toy prevent the; escape fof 4line/lading #from thehopper. -1. fr ff 115.` Arailway car having 2a vhopper fprovided with a lading -discharge opening, a -J5.hinged-door for closingftheropening,.said hopper vbeing provided adjacent` the opening with a portion disposed ina door, vand a flexible metallicfplate'rigidly 1Q secnredto the door rin-overlapping relation .toY its inner face and Aadjacentv Vone of its marginal edges, said plate beingengagea-ble :with'xthe Vsaid Vportionof the hopper vwhen y -welding material along the inneredge ofthe thedoor is in closedzposition Jfor preventing 15 theescape of ,fine lading `from the hopper.

, 12. A railway car having. a hopper-provided with vaflading discharge opening, va

door for closing the opening 'hingedly con-.V nected alongv one yof its edges to the: hopper, 2 and al plurality: of fiexiblamembers secured to the inner face of the door adjacent the free edges rthereof, each of saidmembers extendg. ing substantially paralleli-with r theedge-of the door to which it is adjacent 4and the ad- .joining ends of the saidjmembersybeing m1- .tered,'.said members being engageable with- ',.portionsjofjthehopperbounding the discharge opening. whenthe door vis in vclosed positionY to prevent the escape of fine lading. c 13. A railwaycar :having a hopper provvidedfwitha llading discharge opening, a

V ihingeddoor for closing the opening, a iiexfribleimembcr,,overlapping the inner face oi* #the docrfadjacentoneot1 its marginal edges, 51 saidcmember being adapted 'toengage a por- ".tion of the hopper-when the door is inL closed i positionito preventthe escapeof fine ladingV 'from the hopper,"said member beingwelded along itsy inner edge to. the door.

hinged door for closingtheo-pening, a flex- --iblexmember overlapping the'inner face of `theid'oor ladjacent one of the marginal edges thereof,.said member being adaptedto engage agportion'of the hopper when the door Yis in-closedV position to. prevent theescape of `ne lading from the hopper, and-welding material deposited along. the 4inner edge of i 50 the'member for connectingthe latter togthe ,door, the weldingmaterialforming a seal be- Ahtween' the rmember and the contignonsfpor- :tiongof `the door.-A

1f; 15.l Af railwaycarhaving'a hopper pro-k ..Qvidedwith lalading'dischargeft opening, a-

hinged door for closing the opening, a iiexible Y Y member overlapping the inner face K ofthe dooradj acent one'of its marginal Vedges *saidv member being adapted to' engage a portion of S50 the-hopper when thedoor is'inV closed positionA fyi/1o prevent the. escape of'ffine lading from the f V 1h-opper,saidmemberbeing provided with'a e nplurality of: apertures in te'rmediate-itsedges, -V .i and. welding materiald'eposited in the open- J5? ings for connecting the memberV to: the door.

plane vsiibstan- :tially parallel with the planexofntheclosed.

hopper, saidjmember being V doorlo'eing .provided vwith an linwardly pro- 7'" j'ecting-fiange adapted toJ overlap the outer l vided with a lading .discharge opening,- .a hingedl door -forA closing said opening, said90 e door being provided with a rigid portiongand jwithga eXible portion, said portions'being .adapted when the door is in closed position to ledges, and weldingmaterial deposited in vsaid Y openings and'along theV inner edge of themember for connecting the latterto the.`doorthe member forming a seal between thelatterand '13,0 the door. f

17.A railway carjhaving a hopper provided with -a ladingl discharge opening, a hinged ldoor for closing said opening, .said

vside' of a'portion' ot vthe hopper, and flexible 'means secured tothe door inwardly of said rflange, said means being engageable'with the inner side of the said portion of the hopper i when the door is in closed position to prevent l the escape of line lading from the fhopper.

- Y 18. lAsrail'way .car havingahoppenprooverlap oppositeffsides .'ofga portion :ofL the khopper-adj acentthe discharge opening there- 1.00

, ofand said Vflexible means being engageable Vwith-saidportionofthe hopper. f y Y'194A railway carhaving a hopperipro- Y,vided withr a ladingdischarge opening, a

*hingedj door `for closing said opening, saidijl-05 `door being j providedv lwith* a marginal flange extending toward the hopper and with flexible means disposedinwardly. of said flange, said Viange and means when the door is in closed position being disposed onopposite sides of aiu@ portion of the hopper adjacent thedischarge opening thereof` andsaid means being'in ens gagement with Ysaid portion of thehopper to prevent the escape of fine ladingfrolnV theV hopper.; I ,f Y f 7 1.20. A railway car having a hopper provided with a lading'discharge opening, .a

hinged Adoor lfor closing said opening, said door having vflexible means vvprovided with an oiset portion adapted to .project j into thef-- hopper, said portion beingengageable witha f portion of the hopper bounding the discharge .opening thereof when the Adoor `is' `in Vclosed lposition for preventing the escape ofl n'elading from lthe hopper. .7 i2

Intestimony whereof I aiiiX signatnre.- i lfCYRUS 

